Miller set for United switch

Celtic youngster Liam Miller is on the verge of signing a pre-contract agreement with Manchester United.

The 22-year-old Irish midfielder has impressed Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson after breaking into the first team at Parkhead this season.

An announcement is to be made in the near future but the news will come as a big disappointment to Celtic boss Martin O’Neill, who was just celebrating the imminent arrival of Stephen Pearson.

The Northern Irishman had been in talks with the Cork-born youngster and his agent about his future.

But the discussions have dragged on and that has become a concern to O’Neill with the player’s current contract due to expire in the summer.